Little hands love to create and this easy paper pumpkin craft is just perfect for little creative minds! I love that this craft project uses their cutting and gluing skills. (*if you want to simplify this project, you could have the strips already cut for them.) The best part about this project is that every pumpkin will turn out a little different and it makes for a wonderful finished “paper pumpkin patch” display!
Supplies for 1 Pumpkin:
2 sheets of orange and 1 green construction paper
empty toilet paper tube
scissors
glue
Step 1: Use a ruler or folds in the paper to measure strips at least 1 inch wide. Measure them along the shorter side length of the construction paper. You will want approximately 12 strips for each pumpkin.
Step 2: Cut your strips of paper.
Step 3: Cut a stem of any size or shape from the green construction paper. You will want the base of the stem to not exceed 2 inches so that it fits into the top of the tube.
Step 4: Lay the toilet paper roll on the orange paper and measure where to cut so that you cover/wrap the tube.
Step 5: Cut the orange paper and use glue to apply it to the outside of the roll.
Step 6: For each strip of paper, apply glue to the very ends and press inside each end of the paper roll. Repeat this process adding strips around the entire tube.
Step 7: Apply glue to one side of the bottom of the stem and press it into the top of the roll.
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